Scientists in China have built a prototype high-speed maglev train that is theoretically capable of reaching speeds of up to 1,800 mph (2,900 km/h).
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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In the early 1960's, Porsche commercially manufactured farm tractors.
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Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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